Blog
Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Maya MacGuineas: Helping the Budget $150 Billion at a Time
Congress entered 2013 with a great deal on its plate, but it still has some work left to do. Our budget problems are still far from solved and ideally...
Hubbard: Tax Reform is the Best Way to Tackle Income Inequality
Last month, President Obama gave a speech on rising income inequality in the United States, which is a theme expected to be prominent throughout the...
Explaining the "Double-Dipping" Provision
As the Senate looks for offsets for an unemployment insurance extension, there is one provision that has gotten some attention: ending "double-dipping...
Join Us Thursday for "The Moral Case for Addressing America's Fiscal Crises"
We spend a great time on The Bottom Line discussing the economic and policy consequenses of the nation's unsustainable debt. But what about the moral...
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Releases 2013 Report
Yesterday, the IRS Taxpayer Advocate released its 2013 annual report, detailing what it sees as the largest problems facing taxpayers. The Taxpayer...
UI Offsets a Good Start, But Fall Short
Today, the Congressional Budget Office released their score of the proposal from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to renew extended unemployment...
Another Slow Year for Health Care Cost Growth
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their annual update on health care spending growth, showing that 2012 was...
Offsetting A Long-Term UI Extension
The unemployment insurance saga continues. Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) proposed an alternative unemployment benefit extension...
MY VIEW: Ed Lorenzen January 2014
Over the past few months, the subject of Social Security has been hotly debated, centering Recently, Jane White authored an article in the Huffington...
Getting the Facts Right on Social Security
Note: This piece was originally posted on the Angry Bear blog. The late Senator Moynihan once said that “everyone is entitled to his own opinions but...
Line Items: New Year and New Fears Edition
Out with the Old, In with the ? – 2013 is history and 2014 is just underway. While the New Year is usually a time for optimism, this year begins with...
Editorial Boards: Tiny Military Pension Cut is a Good Move
Among the elements of the budget deal that passed Congress last month was a small $6 billion change to the way military pensions are calculated for...